British citizens being deported and detained led to criticism of the ‘hostile environment’ policy developed by Theresa May, as May Bulman reports Original source: http://www.independent.co.uk/review-of-the-year/windrush-brexit-political-scandal-2018-review-year-a8654951.html

Archbishop of Canterbury calls for end to ‘the languages of hatred and tribalism’ weeks after urging people to show restraint while discussing Brexit; Cardinal Vincent Nichols says UK faces time of uncertainty and ‘absence of consensus’, while Pope calls for ‘fraternity’ Original source: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/religious-leaders-brexit-tribalism-division-christmas-message-archbishop-canterbury-justin-welby-a8699036.html

While the scheduled date of Brexit is fast approaching, the British public debate, which is focused on the current state of the exit negotiations and the outlooks for the future relationship, mainly represents the UK’s point of view. This is why the LSE European Institute and the LSE School of Public Policy jointly hosted a … Read moreEurope Beyond Brexit: what’s next?

Two years ago, the PM stood on an aircraft carrier promising a red, white and blue Brexit. In 2018, she couldn’t even pretend to be happy about it Original source: http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/theresa-may-jeremy-corbyn-brexit-2018-year-in-review-antisemitism-a8697861.html

To mark the holiday season, we’ve compiled a list of six of some of our most-read posts from the past year. 1. Brexit has become unnegotiable. Theresa May has a constitutional duty to admit that truth 2. ‘We don’t exist to them, do we?’: why working-class people voted for Brexit 3. Brexit has the semblance of a … Read moreLSE Brexit’s 2018 holiday reading list

The fractious debate on Brexit underlines Lord Ashdown’s longstanding belief; pro-European Labour and Tory MPs have more in common with each other and the Lib Dems than with the leadership of their own party Original source: http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/paddy-ashdown-death-brexit-lib-dems-radical-centrism-jeremy-corbyn-labour-a8697106.html